When I recently went back to re-read Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber, it is so clear to me how much he inspired me, that this one short piece that I wrote feels more like fan fiction than anything original. Still, I love it and I hope you enjoy it as well. Coffee is Spelled with …
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Zorra and Mr. Mole Reach for the Moon
This one was inspired by a Peruvian folk tale that I heard retold on YouTube (ref). In preparation for the final draft, I delivered it as a Toastmasters speech at Firebirds Collective (16 Jun 2019) for The Folk Tale project in the Storytelling Manual of the legacy program, after which, I took on board the …
Swims with Sharks
“You’ll be swimming with the fishes before the nights out unless you come clean with the goods,” and he slammed the trunk shut, plunging Joel into darkness. Joel’s first thought was, “Did he really just say that? ‘You’ll be swimming with the fishes . . “ how on earth have I ended up in a …
Imagine Anew 